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Reflections

Surgical Product in Making, by Jabbar Jamil - Photojournalism, Black and White Photography, Documentary Photography, Street Photography, Photography Awards(c) Light & Composition

The Weight of the Hand

There is a silence in the work of the hands that the mind cannot replicate. We spend our lives building things that will outlast us, shaping cold metal or stone, hoping to leave a mark that justifies the breath we draw. In the north, we know…
Handles of Calligraphy Brush, by Siew Bee Lim - Color Photography, Photography Award, Calligraphy Brush, Photo of the Day, Art Photography

The Weight of Unspoken Lines

I keep a small, wooden ink-grinding stone in my desk drawer, its surface worn smooth by the friction of a hand that has long since stopped moving. It is a heavy, silent thing, stained with the ghost of black pigment that refuses to wash away.…